Big Papi notches 400th career homer  —  OAKLAND — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz reached a key milestone Wednesday afternoon, belting career home run No. 400 in the top of the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics.  —  His shot down the right-field line, which came against A's right-hander A.J. Griffin, tied the game at 1.

Marlins Acquire Carlos Lee  —  The Marlins have played to a 38-42 record since changing their name and logo, moving to a new stadium and spending aggressively on free agents, but the slow start will not stop them from adding midseason reinforcements before this year's trade deadline.

Ailing Haren makes Halos vulnerable with depth  —  CLEVELAND — One back ailment to Dan Haren, and suddenly the Angels — a team that has led the American League in staff ERA for most of the year — don't appear to have much starting pitching depth.  —  With Haren likely missing …

Dodgers' Todd Coffey out for season  —  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Todd Coffey will miss the rest of the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow that will require Tommy John surgery.  —  Coffey  —  Coffey was roughed up for two runs in the eighth inning …

Lee Finally Wins, Phillies Erupt Late to Beat Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Cliff Lee finally posted his first win of the season and the Philadelphia Phillies hit three late homers, breaking past the New York Mets 9-2 Wednesday and stopping a six-game losing streak.

Cano's 2-Run Single Lifts Yankees Over Rays 4-3  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Robinson Cano hit a two-run single during a three-run eighth and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday.  —  Cano has driven in at least one run in a career-best eight consecutive games …

Nats Have a Hot 4th, Beat Bumgarner, Giants 9-4  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Zimmerman's line drive to right-center kept going — and going and going — until it landed in the first row, highlighting another big Fourth of July for the resurgent third baseman as the NL East-leading Washington Nationals beat …

Giants must address Lincecum's woes  —  WASHINGTON, DC  —  The San Francisco Giants are the new National League West frontrunner.  They are in first place.  They have the division's most balanced roster.  As Pablo Sandoval fan club president Sandy Alderson could tell you, they boast the most All-Star starters of any NL team.

Yankees Claim McDonald, Designate Schwinden  —  The Yankees acquired Darnell McDonald from the Red Sox, the outfielder announced on his personal Twitter account.  The Yankees claimed McDonald off of waivers, Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger tweets.  The team designated Chris Schwinden …

Never underestimate Cardinals GM  —  A few weeks back, a high-ranking Cardinals official said that the team's strategy at the July 31 non-waiver deadline would hinge largely on the health of right-hander Chris Carpenter.  —  Well, that strategy is now defined.